HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-04-10 - RESOLUTIONS - OFFSHORE DRILLING (2) RESOLUTION NO. 18-09
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, REGARDING OFFSHORE DRILLING
WHEREAS the residents of the City of Santa Clarita, California, value our state's ocean
and coastal waters, which provide habitat to a vast array of wildlife, including,fish, whales, sea
turtles, and birds that depend on a healthy and clean environment; and
WHEREAS, offshore oil and gas drilling and exploration off the Pacific Coast put these
coastal resources, and the communities and industries that depend on them, at risk from oil spills
and other damage; and
WHEREAS, expanding offshore oil and gas drilling threaten coastal stakeholders, marine
wildlife, human health, and climate; and
WHEREAS, a massive oil spill in 1969 off the coast of Santa Barbara fouled coastal
waters and caused catastrophic economic and environmental damage, and
WHEREAS, in 2015 a pipeline servicing offshore oil platforms burst and fouled the same
coastal areas, damaging wildlife and impacting recreational and commercial activities; and
WHEREAS,the Trump administration is considering expanding offshore oil and gas
leasing to new areas including the Pacific Coast; and
WHEREAS, new federal offshore oil and gas leases have not been granted off the coast
of California since 1984; and
WHEREAS, the offshore oil industry is permitted to dump more than 9 billion gallons of
wastewater into the Pacific Ocean every year including wastewater from fracking that may be
laced with toxic chemicals that can harm human health and wildlife; and
WHEREAS, the state of California prohibits new oil and gas leasing in state waters due
to the unacceptably high risk of damage and disruption to the marine environment; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of California,the Attorney General,the State Legislature,the
State Lands Commission,the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, along with several
cities, have taken a stand against new federal offshore oil and gas leases in the Pacific Ocean;
and
WHEREAS, expanding offshore drilling and other well stimulation off the California
coast will deepen the state's dependence on fossil fuels and undermine its efforts to address
climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and moving toward renewable energy.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
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SECTION 1. We support a ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling in federal and state111
waters off the California coast.
SECTION 2. We support no new federal oil and gas leasing in all U.S. waters, including
off the coast of California.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED,AND ADOPTED this 10th day of April 2018.
AYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE: 6-7?___by
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 18-09 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 10th day of April 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Smyth, Miranda, Kellar, McLean, Weste
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK
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